Derek Jeter has been a rare sight at Yankee Stadium and in spring training since his playing days ended, though he lives near the Yankees’ complex in Tampa.

That has been no mistake.

If the Yankees ask him to become more involved, the retired shortstop said he would think about it, but he remains focused on becoming an owner.

Asked whether he would be a guest instructor — like former teammates Alex Rodriguez and Mariano Rivera could be next year, Jeter said: “My aspirations are a little bigger, in terms of the ownership side of things.”

After his retirement following the 2014 season, he made a decision to remove himself from baseball.

“I needed time away from the game,” Jeter said Thursday while attending Joe Torre’s Safe at Home dinner at Cipriani 25 Broadway. “You spend that much time doing something, you need to get away and focus on some other things.”

But now that he’s entering another year of retirement, that could change.

“I’m trying to learn,” Jeter said of owning a team. “I got away from the game for a while. I didn’t watch. This year I saw a few more games than in the past, but I still haven’t sat down and focused on watching baseball.”

The learning process isn’t over.

“The ultimate goal is on the ownership side, but not right now,” Jeter said.